Get and Set Timezones via PowerShell remotely

Thursday, Jun 28, 2018 2281 words 11 minutes

As published in my Technet Gallery Script Center here, you can get current timezones remotely via PowerShell with Get-Timezones. Get-Timezones is using WMI to communicate with your servers.

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Function Get-Timezones {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Retrieves timezones of local or remote computers via WMI.

    .DESCRIPTION
    Retrieves timezones of local or remote computers via WMI.

    .PARAMETER ComputerName
    A single Computer or an array of computer names. The default is localhost ($env:COMPUTERNAME).

    .PARAMETER Credentials
    Commit Credentials for a different domain.

    .PARAMETER Verbose
    Run in Verbose Mode.

    .EXAMPLE
    PS C:\&amp;amp;amp;gt; Get-Timezones -ComputerName (gc 'C:\computers.txt') -Credentials Get-Credential

    ComputerName TimezoneName DaylightSaving TimezoneCaption
    ------------ ------------ -------------- ---------------
    SERVER01 W. Europe Standard Time yes (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
    SERVER02 W. Europe Standard Time yes (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

    .NOTES
    Author: Sebastian Gräf
    Website: https://graef.io
    Email: ps@graef.io
    Date: June 27, 2017
    PSVer: 3.0/4.0/5.0
    #>

    [Cmdletbinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        $ComputerName = $Env:COMPUTERNAME,
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential][System.Management.Automation.Credential()]
        $Credentials = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
    )

    Begin {
        Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: Start Process"
        $Results = @()
        $ProgressCounter = 0
    }

    Process {
        foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) {
            $ProgressCounter++
            Write-Progress -activity "Running on $Computer" -status "Please wait ..." -PercentComplete (($ProgressCounter / $ComputerName.length) * 100)
            if (Test-Connection $Computer -Count 1 -Quiet) {
                Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: Processing $Computer"
                try {
                    $win32_timezone = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_timezone -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction Stop -Credential $Credentials
                    if ($win32_timezone.DaylightBias -eq 0) { $daylightsaving = "no" } else { $daylightsaving = "yes" }
                    $obj = New-Object -Type PSCustomObject -Property @{
                        ComputerName    = $Computer
                        TimezoneCaption = $win32_timezone.Caption
                        TimezoneName    = $win32_timezone.StandardName
                        DaylightSaving  = $daylightsaving
                    }
                    $Results += $obj
                }
                catch {
                    Write-Verbose " Host [$Computer] Failed with Error: $($Error[0])"
                }
            }
            else {
                Write-Verbose " Host [$Computer] Failed Connectivity Test"
            }
        }
        $Results | select ComputerName, TimezoneName, DaylightSaving, TimezoneCaption
    }
    End {
        Write-Progress -activity "Running on $Computer" -Status "Completed." -Completed
        Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: End Process"
    }
}

This will give you following output:

/get-and-set-timezones-via-powershell-remotely/2021-02-21-15-32-21.png — .

With Set-Timezone you can set timezones remotely. If you need to disable automatic daylight saving time you can add the additional parameter DSTOff.

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Function Set-Timezones {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Sets and retries timezones on local or remote computers via WinRM and
    enables or disables daylight saving.

    .DESCRIPTION
    This PowerShell function sets and retrieves the timezone of a local or remote computer using WinRM (Invoke-Command).
    It also enables or disables dayligt saving times. The function accepts pipeline input and outputs to
    the pipeline as well as credentials if you want to run it for a specific domain. If the remote computer
    won't be accessible the function will catch the error but will continue to work. You can use tzutil /l
    to get a list of available time zone IDs.

    Timezone TimeZoneID
    --------- ----------
    (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US &amp;amp;amp;amp; Canada) Central Standard Time
    (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time UTC
    (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna W. Europe Standard Time

    .PARAMETER TimezoneID
    A single Computer or an array of computer names. The default is localhost ($env:COMPUTERNAME).

    .PARAMETER DSTOff
    Enables or disables Daylight Saving Time adjustments
    for the time zone (where applicable). Default: ON
    If switch parameter DST committed as true, Daylight saving Time will be disabled.

    .PARAMETER ComputerName
    A single Computer or an array of computer names. The default is localhost ($env:COMPUTERNAME).

    .PARAMETER Credentials
    Commit Credentials for a different domain.

    .PARAMETER Verbose
    Run in Verbose Mode.

    .EXAMPLE
    PS C:\&amp;amp;amp;gt; Set-Timezones -ComputerName (gc 'C:\computers.txt') -TimezoneID "W. Europe Standard Time" -DSTOff

    ComputerName DaylightSaving TimezoneName
    ------------ -------------- ------------
    SERVER01 no W. Europe Standard Time_dstoff
    SERVER02 no W. Europe Standard Time_dstoff

    .NOTES
    Author: Sebastian Gräf
    Website: https://graef.io
    Email: ps@graef.io
    Date: June 27, 2017
    PSVer: 3.0/4.0/5.0

    #>

    [Cmdletbinding()]
    Param (
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        $ComputerName = $Env:COMPUTERNAME,
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, Mandatory = $true)]
        $TimezoneID,
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [switch]$DSTOff,
        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential][System.Management.Automation.Credential()]
        $Credentials = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
    )

    Begin {
        Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: Start Process"
        $Results = @()
        $ProgressCounter = 0
        if (!$DSTOff) {
            $DaylightSaving = ''
        }
        else {
            $DaylightSaving = "_dstoff"
        }
        $TimezoneID += $DaylightSaving
    }

    Process {
        foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) {
            $ProgressCounter++
            Write-Progress -activity "Running on $Computer" -status "Please wait ..." -PercentComplete (($ProgressCounter / $ComputerName.length) * 100)
            if (Test-Connection $Computer -Count 1 -Quiet) {
                Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: Processing $Computer"
                try {
                    $win32_timezone = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -Command { param($TimezoneID); tzutil /s $TimezoneID; tzutil /g } -ArgumentList $TimezoneID -Credential $Credentials
                    $win32_timezone = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -Command { tzutil /g } -ArgumentList $Timezone -Credential $Credentials
                    if ($win32_timezone -like "*dstoff") { $DST = "no" } else { $DST = "yes" }
                    $obj = New-Object -Type PSCustomObject -Property @{
                        ComputerName   = $Computer
                        TimezoneName   = $win32_timezone
                        DaylightSaving = $DST
                    }
                    $Results += $obj
                }
                catch {
                    Write-Verbose " Host [$Computer] Failed with Error: $($Error[0])"
                }
            }
            else {
                Write-Verbose " Host [$Computer] Failed Connectivity Test"
            }
        }
        $Results | select ComputerName, DaylightSaving, TimezoneName
    }
    End {
        Write-Progress -activity "Running on $Computer" -Status "Completed." -Completed
        Write-Verbose " [$($MyInvocation.InvocationName)] :: End Process"
    }
}

This will give you following output:

/get-and-set-timezones-via-powershell-remotely/2021-02-21-15-30-27.png — .

To get a full list of all timezone IDs type “tzutil /l” and you will get following list:

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UTC-12:00) International Date Line West
Dateline Standard Time

(UTC-11:00) Coordinated Universal Time-11
UTC-11

(UTC-10:00) Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Standard Time

(UTC-10:00) Hawaii
Hawaiian Standard Time

(UTC-09:30) Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Standard Time

(UTC-09:00) Alaska
Alaskan Standard Time

(UTC-09:00) Coordinated Universal Time-09
UTC-09

(UTC-08:00) Baja California
Pacific Standard Time (Mexico)

(UTC-08:00) Coordinated Universal Time-08
UTC-08

(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &amp;amp;amp;amp; Canada)
Pacific Standard Time

(UTC-07:00) Arizona
US Mountain Standard Time

(UTC-07:00) Chihuahua, La Paz, Mazatlan
Mountain Standard Time (Mexico)

(UTC-07:00) Mountain Time (US &amp;amp;amp;amp; Canada)
Mountain Standard Time

(UTC-06:00) Central America
Central America Standard Time

(UTC-06:00) Central Time (US &amp;amp;amp;amp; Canada)
Central Standard Time

(UTC-06:00) Easter Island
Easter Island Standard Time

(UTC-06:00) Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey
Central Standard Time (Mexico)

(UTC-06:00) Saskatchewan
Canada Central Standard Time

(UTC-05:00) Bogota, Lima, Quito, Rio Branco
SA Pacific Standard Time

(UTC-05:00) Chetumal
Eastern Standard Time (Mexico)

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US &amp;amp;amp;amp; Canada)
Eastern Standard Time

(UTC-05:00) Haiti
Haiti Standard Time

(UTC-05:00) Havana
Cuba Standard Time

(UTC-05:00) Indiana (East)
US Eastern Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Asuncion
Paraguay Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
Atlantic Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Caracas
Venezuela Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Cuiaba
Central Brazilian Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Georgetown, La Paz, Manaus, San Juan
SA Western Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Santiago
Pacific SA Standard Time

(UTC-04:00) Turks and Caicos
Turks And Caicos Standard Time

(UTC-03:30) Newfoundland
Newfoundland Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Araguaina
Tocantins Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Brasilia
E. South America Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Cayenne, Fortaleza
SA Eastern Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) City of Buenos Aires
Argentina Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Greenland
Greenland Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Montevideo
Montevideo Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Punta Arenas
Magallanes Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre Standard Time

(UTC-03:00) Salvador
Bahia Standard Time

(UTC-02:00) Coordinated Universal Time-02
UTC-02

(UTC-01:00) Azores
Azores Standard Time

(UTC-01:00) Cabo Verde Is.
Cape Verde Standard Time

(UTC) Coordinated Universal Time
UTC

(UTC+00:00) Casablanca
Morocco Standard Time

(UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
GMT Standard Time

(UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
Greenwich Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
W. Europe Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague
Central Europe Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris
Romance Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb
Central European Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) West Central Africa
W. Central Africa Standard Time

(UTC+01:00) Windhoek
Namibia Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Amman
Jordan Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Athens, Bucharest
GTB Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Beirut
Middle East Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Cairo
Egypt Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Chisinau
E. Europe Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Damascus
Syria Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Gaza, Hebron
West Bank Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Harare, Pretoria
South Africa Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius
FLE Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Jerusalem
Israel Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad Standard Time

(UTC+02:00) Tripoli
Libya Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Baghdad
Arabic Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Istanbul
Turkey Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Kuwait, Riyadh
Arab Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Minsk
Belarus Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd
Russian Standard Time

(UTC+03:00) Nairobi
E. Africa Standard Time

(UTC+03:30) Tehran
Iran Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Arabian Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk
Astrakhan Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Baku
Azerbaijan Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Izhevsk, Samara
Russia Time Zone 3

(UTC+04:00) Port Louis
Mauritius Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Saratov
Saratov Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Tbilisi
Georgian Standard Time

(UTC+04:00) Yerevan
Caucasus Standard Time

(UTC+04:30) Kabul
Afghanistan Standard Time

(UTC+05:00) Ashgabat, Tashkent
West Asia Standard Time

(UTC+05:00) Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinburg Standard Time

(UTC+05:00) Islamabad, Karachi
Pakistan Standard Time

(UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi
India Standard Time

(UTC+05:30) Sri Jayawardenepura
Sri Lanka Standard Time

(UTC+05:45) Kathmandu
Nepal Standard Time

(UTC+06:00) Astana
Central Asia Standard Time

(UTC+06:00) Dhaka
Bangladesh Standard Time

(UTC+06:00) Omsk
Omsk Standard Time

(UTC+06:30) Yangon (Rangoon)
Myanmar Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta
SE Asia Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Barnaul, Gorno-Altaysk
Altai Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Hovd
W. Mongolia Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Krasnoyarsk
North Asia Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Novosibirsk
N. Central Asia Standard Time

(UTC+07:00) Tomsk
Tomsk Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
China Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Irkutsk
North Asia East Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Singapore Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Perth
W. Australia Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Taipei
Taipei Standard Time

(UTC+08:00) Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar Standard Time

(UTC+08:30) Pyongyang
North Korea Standard Time

(UTC+08:45) Eucla
Aus Central W. Standard Time

(UTC+09:00) Chita
Transbaikal Standard Time

(UTC+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
Tokyo Standard Time

(UTC+09:00) Seoul
Korea Standard Time

(UTC+09:00) Yakutsk
Yakutsk Standard Time

(UTC+09:30) Adelaide
Cen. Australia Standard Time

(UTC+09:30) Darwin
AUS Central Standard Time

(UTC+10:00) Brisbane
E. Australia Standard Time

(UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
AUS Eastern Standard Time

(UTC+10:00) Guam, Port Moresby
West Pacific Standard Time

(UTC+10:00) Hobart
Tasmania Standard Time

(UTC+10:00) Vladivostok
Vladivostok Standard Time

(UTC+10:30) Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Standard Time

(UTC+11:00) Bougainville Island
Bougainville Standard Time

(UTC+11:00) Chokurdakh
Russia Time Zone 10

(UTC+11:00) Magadan
Magadan Standard Time

(UTC+11:00) Norfolk Island
Norfolk Standard Time

(UTC+11:00) Sakhalin
Sakhalin Standard Time

(UTC+11:00) Solomon Is., New Caledonia
Central Pacific Standard Time

(UTC+12:00) Anadyr, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Russia Time Zone 11

(UTC+12:00) Auckland, Wellington
New Zealand Standard Time

(UTC+12:00) Coordinated Universal Time+12
UTC+12

(UTC+12:00) Fiji
Fiji Standard Time

(UTC+12:45) Chatham Islands
Chatham Islands Standard Time

(UTC+13:00) Coordinated Universal Time+13
UTC+13

(UTC+13:00) Nuku'alofa
Tonga Standard Time

(UTC+13:00) Samoa
Samoa Standard Time